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Recent Examples of bitten
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the flight was diverted to Tahiti after the man allegedly bit one of the crew members and a fellow passenger who had helped restrain him.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Due to the small size of the blacklegged tick and the tendency for its bite to go unnoticed, not everyone who experiences Lyme disease symptoms remembers being bitten by a tick, according to Harvard Health.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 May 2026
The victim was near a dive boat when he was bitten on the legs, Wear said.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Another key contender, Wes Streeting, bit the bullet and resigned as Health Secretary on Thursday, after days of briefings and speculation.
—Katie Foley, CNBC, 15 May 2026
People worried about a bite or symptoms can talk to their medical provider about where and when they were bitten to determine if treatment is necessary.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Instead, wash the bite with soap and water, keep the extremity that was bitten lower than the heart, cover the bite with a cool compress to reduce swelling, and call 911 or go to the closest emergency room.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Breakker set Rollins up on the top rope but Rollins bit him while trying to fight him off.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
An 80-year-old woman was attacked by a dog that Animal Care Services had been trying to seize after the same dog bit a child days earlier.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2026
Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Due to the small size of the blacklegged tick and the tendency for its bite to go unnoticed, not everyone who experiences Lyme disease symptoms remembers being bitten by a tick, according to Harvard Health.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 May 2026
The victim was near a dive boat when he was bitten on the legs, Wear said.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Another key contender, Wes Streeting, bit the bullet and resigned as Health Secretary on Thursday, after days of briefings and speculation.
—Katie Foley, CNBC, 15 May 2026
People worried about a bite or symptoms can talk to their medical provider about where and when they were bitten to determine if treatment is necessary.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Instead, wash the bite with soap and water, keep the extremity that was bitten lower than the heart, cover the bite with a cool compress to reduce swelling, and call 911 or go to the closest emergency room.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Breakker set Rollins up on the top rope but Rollins bit him while trying to fight him off.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
An 80-year-old woman was attacked by a dog that Animal Care Services had been trying to seize after the same dog bit a child days earlier.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitten
sucked
Verb
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The deficit sucked much of the policymaking air out of the Capitol.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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“Bitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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